How we write and check our pages
Every Candlefold guide shows who wrote it, how it was checked, when it was last updated and where its facts come from. This page explains how that works.
Who writes the pages?
Pages are drafted with the help of AI writing tools and then checked, edited and published by the Candlefold editorial team, led by the company’s founder, who is accountable for every word. Each page says who wrote it, when it last changed, and how it was checked. The Spanish pages are reviewed by the same editorial process, with AI assistance; they have not yet been reviewed by a hired native speaker.
Who reviews them?
Any page that describes a specific tradition’s order of service (for example Catholic, Homegoing or Latter-day Saint) is checked before it goes live in one of two ways, and the page says which. Either a named person from that tradition, such as a deacon, pastor or bishopric member, has reviewed it (credited by name, role and congregation only with their written permission), or Candlefold has checked it against the tradition’s own published sources, such as the Order of Christian Funerals and the USCCB for Catholic pages. An editorial check is labelled as one, lists the sources it was checked against, and is never presented as a review by clergy. Every scripture and prayer text is compared word for word with a public-domain edition. Where a custom varies from place to place and we cannot confirm it from a reliable source, the page is not published. We still ask your own priest, pastor or minister to have the final word on your service.
Where do the facts come from?
Each page lists its sources at the bottom, with the date they were checked. We prefer primary sources: the publisher of a rite, a print shop’s own product page, a library’s scan of a first edition. Where sources disagree (slideshow length, for example) the page says so instead of picking a number. Numbers we compute ourselves, like the photo calculator’s table, show the formula so anyone can check them.
How often are facts re-checked?
Prices, print-shop policies and cut-off times are re-checked every quarter. The public-domain cut-off for readings moves every January 1, so the readings page is re-checked every year. The “Last updated” date changes only when the content changes.
What don’t we do?
We don’t accept payment for mentions, we don’t publish reviews or ratings we haven’t collected, and we never print a reading or poem whose copyright status we can’t verify.
How do I report a mistake?
Email help@candlefold.com with the page address and what looks wrong. We reply within one business day and correct confirmed errors promptly, updating the page’s date.